riven stock

I have a few logs to mill into lumber and i think will rive them into stock. I will post pictures as things progress.I am unsure how I will thickness the boards or if this method will be more wastful. These are just a few of the questions I hope to answer.

The next step was to take a circular saw and cut through the center of 1/2 log. By cutting through on both sides it was a lot easier to wedge the 1/4 logs free. I forgot to take pictures of this step.

Now that I had easy to manage pieces I decided that without a froe, haven’t purchased one yet, it would be easier to run the pieces across the table saw and 1/4 saw them. I know this isn’t actually riving the piece free and that 1/4 sawn stock isn’t the same as riven stock. I do think this was a good way to split the log down to manageable pieces. Once I get a froe I will post some pics of log riving with it.